Truss.



J. DODGE.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, I915.

1,226,645. Patented May 22, 1917.

UNITED STATES JOSHUA DODGE, OF'DEIROI'I, MICHIGAN.

TRUSS.

Application filed May 3, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosHU.-\ Dooen, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of l Vayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful 11nprovelnent in Trusses, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in trusses shown in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the following specification and claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a device in which the pad is so constructed and arrai'iged that it is adapted to bear upon the abdominal wall sm'rounding the hernia, thereby relieving the wearer of the irritation and pain produced by devices designed to bear directly upon the protrusion.

A further advantage of such a construction is that while alfording the wearer the required support, therupture is permitted to close.

Other advantages and improvements will hereafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying the speci lication:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a truss embodying my invention.

Fig. 2, is an elevation of the pad showing it attached to a fragment of the supporting spring. I

Fig. 3, is a cross-sectional View through the pad, comprising an annular ring and its supporting core.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings A, denotes a spring preferably inclosed in a coating of rubber; B, a suitable holding pad adapted to bear against the back of the wearer. C, denotes the hernia pad, consisting of a supporting core D, of hard rubber or other suitable material, having a flat nonabsorbent inner face and a concave chamfered inner edge adapted to receive and support an annular ring E, the periphery of Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed May 22, 1917.

Serial No. 25,372.

which projects beyond the plane of the face of the core. F, is a stem projecting from the back of the core D, secured to the core by a plate F, and engaged to the spring A, by a thumb screw G, or other fastening device.

Having indicated the several parts by reference letters the construction of the device and its application will be readily understood. The spring is first bent to properly fit the wearer and provided with a strap (not shown) if desired. The pads are then attached to the respective ends of the spring, the holding pad bearing directly upon the back of the wearer. The hernia pad is then applied to the wearer so that the annular ring surrounds the protrusion and adheres to the body to prevent spreading of the strained parts, whereby the protrusion is thus relieved of direct pressure, the non-- absorbent flat face of the disk evenly dis tributing the pressure against the rupture. The wearer being relieved of the pain due to the even distribution of the pressure directly over the ruptured part, the latter is given an opportunity to naturally close the annular ring providing the required support necessary to the wearer.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is In a device of the character described, a pad comprising a relativelythick, solid, disk having an inner, smooth, fiat, nonabs0rbent face and also having an annular recess formed at its inner peripheral edge, and a ring removably seated in said recess of the disk and projecting beyond the inner face of the diskto form a relatively shallow recess, whereby the ring presses against the body around the rupture to prevent spreading of the strained parts and adheres to the body to prevent slipping of the pad and whereby said non-absorbent flat face evenly distributes the pressure against the rupture.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSHUA DODGE. Witnesses:

SAMUEL E. THoMAs, GRACE KYLE.

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